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1: The Evolution of David Bowie

David Bowie is famous for his stage personae almost as much as his music. Indeed the way he presented himself was always as much a part of the act as the music itself.His first self-re...

By: Sound Solution

2: A Brief History Of The Piano

The piano, that common instrument of school music programs, appears to be the ultimate expression of the stringed musical instrument, which date back to the lyre and the harp. Pian...

By: Kevin Sinclair

3: Tin Pan Alley - Home to New York's Music Publishers

Tin Pan Alley is a term that is synonymous with the American music publishing industry. But, is there actually a Tin Pan Alley, how did it get its name and why has it become a bywo...

By: Adam Singleton

4: The History Of Music: From Grunts To Guitars

Where did music begin, and where is it going? The answers are surprising. There is a modern movement leading humanity back to the music it first created tens of thousands of years ago. A conflicting m...

By: Alex Combs

5: Crossing Over: The Origin of

Crossing Over: The Origin of Soul and the Term “Rock & Roll” "I rock ‘em, roll ‘em, al...

By: Erik Greene

6: History Of The Spanish and Classical Guitar

The Spanish Guitar Emerges:With the coming of the Renaissance, inspired in part by Moslem learning brought home by returning Crusaders, the lute become the favorite instrument of Wester...

By: Mike Hayes

7: What is a gold record?

What is a gold record? Emblematic of recording success, began as a publicity stunt by a record company to ...

By: Doug Gelbert

8: Italian and English Madrigals of the 16th century

  Learn about the Italian and English madrigals. As poetry set to twel...

By: Elaine Schneider

9: Jazz History 1920's

Whilst the origins of the type of music we know as jazz go back many centuries, their true roots in terms of popular appreciation and international exposure really start at the ...

By: Bobby McHavens

10: Beethoven and Napoleon

Beethoven and Napoleon never met. However they played their individual roles in the new "Romantic Age" apparent in Europe at the beginning of the 19th Century. Beethoven, the independent...

By: Bobby McHavens

Songwriters! - What'cha Doin' In Your Rhythm Fit?

I was watching TV recently and I saw a movie that I hadn't seen in a long time that changed musical history. Wow! Where has the time gone? Can you believe that it's been almost 30 years since the movie "Saturday Night Fe...

By: Khaliq Glover

About Classic Rock

The period of 1968-1970 saw the appearance of credence Clearwater revival, with their hits green river and the anti Vietnam song fortunate son. But the classic rock uprising actually burst out in 1969 with Woodstock. The Wood...

By: John M.

UNSIGNED ARTICLES: NO LABEL, NO PROBLEM

Unsigned artists have a greater chance of success today than ever before. On one hand, composing and performing songs without the shadow of a struggling record label hanging overhead leav...

By: Lathum

New York, NY -- MUSIC CHOICE celebrates Black History Month January 30th- March 4th with a look at the past, present and future of Black Music with a campaign entitled "Writing History Today.&quo...

Music Review: Various Artists - The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams Seattle Post-Intelligencer Copyright 2012 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broad...

( CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) We all could use a good laugh, right?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Country Music Association is helping thousands of students learn music in sc ...

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